must have ubuntu software ?


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after 2 days of messing with ubuntu x64 i finally got it to install with a bunch of fixes i found online, i love it !!!!

i have 2 questions:

1.) what are some of the "must have" programs / software ?

2.) how can i get yahoo mail to be the default client when i click a link ?

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Preload

It's a background process that caches commonly used libraries and binaries to speed up launch times. It uses virtually no extra resources to run aside from the memory it caches.

Foobar on Wine.

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thanks guys what about programs for multimedia ? right now i have vlc / mplayer / totem.

also i know linux doesn't need an antivirus but since im dual booting with vista id like to at least have a scanner. i heard bitdefender has a linux free version ? is that true ? ive heard about clamav but i heard you can only run it in the terminal and since im a newbie id prefer a graphical interface and it would have to work in a x64 environment.

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Glad to see you stuck it out on the install. I know you had a lot of frustrating issues (ones that would have made me give up! But I was fortunate enough to not have those types of problems).

For media playing, I am a fan of mplayer. Simple enough to work from a command line, and plays all sorts of media.

For burning software, I like k3b (it's a KDE app, but works fine in Gnome, just needs extra libraries that will be auto-installed if you use synaptic, or apt-get it at the command line).

Just for play, I like celestia. Cool space simulator, if you are into astronomy.

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thanks guys what about programs for multimedia ? right now i have vlc / mplayer / totem.

also i know linux doesn't need an antivirus but since im dual booting with vista id like to at least have a scanner. i heard bitdefender has a linux free version ? is that true ? ive heard about clamav but i heard you can only run it in the terminal and since im a newbie id prefer a graphical interface and it would have to work in a x64 environment.

Regarding clamav, if you also get clamtk you'll get a gui.

Other programs:

K3b. Burning app.

atlef.

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KernelCheck. A program that provides a nice GUI to upgrade the Kernel. Erm IPList (Bit like peer guardian). SSH of course so you can get to it from a windows box using PuTTY. Theres loads I will have to have a browse round in my favourites list and my install at home and post more. :)

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I didn't even see the "antivirus" question.

I'm not that big on clam - it typically hasn't performed that well in the testing I have seen (admittedly years ago, so things may be different now). I would probably recommend Avast, since it is the same engine and dat that their Windows version uses, and Avast is often recommended here on Neowin.

sudo apt-get install avast4workstation (Y) (or look it up in synaptic)

EDIT: Just a note on Avast for Linux... The GUI that Avast created is as ugly as sin! It makes no attempt to use the widgets (like progress bar, etc.) from your current theme. But if you are after GUI, they provide one. You can also use it from the command line, and probably pipe incoming mail to it, if you were so inclined.

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VLC - Playing videos

K3b - Burning media onto CD/DVD

Gimp - Image manipulation

A firewall that you know how to use, so either research iptables or ufw, or use a gui version such as firestarter.

SSH - for secure connections and be sure to remove telnet.

Antivirus software for Linux has a high rate of false positives, I'd recommend against the software and harden your system instead.

And you should checkout SELinux if you have the time.

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Antivirus software for Linux has a high rate of false positives, I'd recommend against the software and harden your system instead.

Haven't had anything with Avast on Linux.

I don't think there is much value-added in AV on Linux for a home user (yeah, required for a Linux mail server), but if someone wants one, I would recommend Avast over clamav based on positive feedback on Neowin, and personal experience cleaning up my wife's friend's laptop. Avast did the job (but, god, the laptop was a mess!)

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good post, since I am planning on attempting a dual boot ubuntu/vista install in the next few days.

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Haven't had anything with Avast on Linux.

I don't think there is much value-added in AV on Linux for a home user (yeah, required for a Linux mail server), but if someone wants one, I would recommend Avast over clamav based on positive feedback on Neowin, and personal experience cleaning up my wife's friend's laptop. Avast did the job (but, god, the laptop was a mess!)

I prefer Avast as well, but there is also AVG free available for Linux which works as well.

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I prefer Avast as well, but there is also AVG free available for Linux which works as well.

Avast is in the repos (Y)

AVG is not (N)

On Windows, you get from the site, so it doesn't matter (and I use both of them on various Windows PCs in my house).

In Linux, I strongly avoid downloading from sites, as I love how the package manager always ensures I am updated daily. :yes:

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Avast is in the repos (Y)

AVG is not (N)

On Windows, you get from the site, so it doesn't matter (and I use both of them on various Windows PCs in my house).

In Linux, I strongly avoid downloading from sites, as I love how the package manager always ensures I am updated daily. :yes:

i ended up going with avast after all, funny it wasn't in my repo's ? i had to download the package from the avast site and install.

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i ended up going with avast after all, funny it wasn't in my repo's ? i had to download the package from the avast site and install.

mark@mark-core2:~$ sudo apt-get install avast4workstation
[sudo] password for mark: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree	   
Reading state information... Done
avast4workstation is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
mark@mark-core2:~$

"already newest version". Not sure why I can see it, but you weren't able to install. The repos are better, because if there is an update, you will automatically get the update made available when you update.

When you open up synaptic, and check Settings > Repositories, do you see "Proprietary drivers.. (restricted)" checked?

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Well, those are more for kubuntu, but they work fine on Ubuntu:

KDE application:

-Amarok, the most powerfull media player on linux (after XMMS1, but it is so old that almost no distribution still include it). The latest version is 2.0 alpha2, but you will find only 1.4 in Ubuntu.

-Digikam, il it almost as powerfull as Apple Aperture, and a lot more than picasa and f-spot to manage and edit your pictures.

-K3B a burning application

-Konqueror, a swiss knife, you can do almost everything with it if you know it well.

-Basket notepad, really good utility if your a student or want to take note.

-Kolourpaint, a fast and easy mspaint like application with more feature.

For ubuntu:

-Kino (if you own a DV camera) really simple utility like windows movie maker.

-Inkscape, vector drawing application (like adobe illustrator)

-Codeblocks, a C++ IDE

Other:

-Blender, a -really- powerfull 3D modelling/animation/game IDE

-Cinelerra a professional non-linear video editor, with everything from blue-screen to scripted layer animation.

Alternative interfaces: (desktop environement)

-KDE 4.1, the most advanced desktop environment for Linux, but in an early phase of developement. You will find it in package manager if you update your Ubuntu to 8.10 alpha.

-Fluxbox, a fast and little windows manager, but with a lot of customisation.

-KDE 3.5, the most configurable environement for Linux, but it is the old generation of KDE and the default look feel old. The KDE team is working on version 4 since 3 years.

-AwesomeWM, a tiled windows manager, see me desktop:

-Compiz fusion. Included in ubuntu by default (not enabled on most desktop) but too see the real advantages of it, install (from synaptic) compiz settings manager. See compiz fusion on youtube to see how it look like.

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You don't need a anti virus at all. If you did happen to find a virus you would have to compile it so.... :rolleyes:

While I agree that AV is currently unnecessary in an updated Linux box, it is completely false to say that a Linux virus would need to be compiled.

rolly-eyes, indeed! :rolleyes:

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While I agree that AV is currently unnecessary in an updated Linux box, it is completely false to say that a Linux virus would need to be compiled.

rolly-eyes, indeed! :rolleyes:

Prove it then...

.deb/rpm etc not included.

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If you want to manage your finances, I'd go with GnuCash.

If you want to store your passwords, I'd go with KeepassX.

If you want a WYSIWYG html editor, I'd go with KompoZer.

If you are learning music and music theory, I'd go with GNU Solfege. :)

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